Child & teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the child or teen’s needs based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve play therapy for younger kids or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectic behavioral therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, child & teen counselors have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.
Child and Adolescent Therapy — Counselors and Therapists in Knoxville, TN
A professional child therapist at Thriveworks Knoxville can be of assistance in many cases. You do not have to walk alone on this journey. Perhaps you are a single parent, or maybe your spouse does not understand what you are going through with your child. Or possibly, both parents are working their hardest to reach or help their child, and nothing has helped. Thriveworks child therapists can help you. Reach out today to get started.
Who Should Pursue Child Therapy?
There are many reasons why parents may pursue child therapy. As described above, your child may simply be facing a difficult transition such as a new school or their parent’s divorce. Maybe they are struggling in school, having difficulty concentrating in class, or completing tasks.
Reasons to pursue child therapy may include:
- Autism concerns
- ADD/ADHD symptoms
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive tendencies
- Life transition such as a move
- Social problems
- Death in the family
- Trauma or abuse
- Past neglect or difficult home life
- Joining an adoptive family
The reason you are considering child therapy may be on this list, or it may not be. Either way, child therapy can help your son or daughter. It may be difficult to put into words the issues you face with your child. You may just have a feeling in your gut, as the parent, that something is just not right. Do not ignore this feeling. You are the expert on your child and your feelings should not be ignored.
Methods of Child and Adolescent Counseling
There are many methods of child therapy that an experienced counselor can employ to assist your child. Working with a child or teenager is unique and distinct from working with an adult. Some methods may be the same as work with adults but used in a different way. Our trained Thriveworks child therapists will be able to determine what type of therapy will be best for your child’s unique situation. A combination of methods may include:
- Play therapy
- Talk therapy
- Examining underlying medical issues
- Discovering serious psychological problems
- Family therapy
- Managing obsessive-compulsive tendencies
- Teaching communication skills
- Guidance through trouble in school
- Addiction therapy
- Stress management
- Practicing social skills
A skilled adolescent or child counselor will be able to talk with your child in a way that may be different from how you are able to communicate at home. An unresponsive teenager may be more open and honest in a therapist’s office than they are at the family dinner table. A toddler that cannot express the pain or confusion they feel may open up under the inviting environment of play therapy.
Scheduling Child Therapy at Thriveworks Knoxville
At Thriveworks Knoxville Counseling, we are ready and able to help you tackle the difficult situation in your family. There is no problem too large or small to discuss with our therapists. We will not be shocked by whatever you bring to our office. We are experienced professionals, ready to help.
Every parent knows that their child is unique and special. We, at Thriveworks, believe that as well and honor it in our clinician’s offices. We treat every case and every client as different and distinct. No two people are the same and no two problems are the same. Your child deserves to be heard, respected, and helped.
We pride ourselves on not operating with a waitlist. In most cases, appointments are available within the week of scheduling. In addition, we offer evening and weekend sessions, and accept most major insurances.
We would be honored to walk this journey with you and your child. Call today to get started.
